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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Intelligence received in Edinburgh of the death of Baptist missionary Mr. Fountain in Serampour, Bengal. Progress reported on printing Bible translation in Bengalee: 2500 copies of Matthew's Gospel, 2000 of Mark's and Luke's, and 10 chapters of John's completed last September, with extra Matthew copies distributed. Mr. Carey and others well; his fluent-speaking sons expected to join the mission.
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We are informed that intelligence is received of the death of Mr. Fountain, one of the Baptist Missionaries at Serampour, in Bengal. Considerable progress has been made in printing the translation of the Bible in the Bengalee language.--Last September, 2500 copies of Matthew's gospel, and 2000 of Mark's and Luke's, with ten chapters of John's gospel, were finished at the Press. As Matthew's Gospel was the first complete account of the life, &c. of Christ, they threw off 500 copies extraordinary of the translation of it, to disperse among Hindoos until the whole books of the New Testament were ready to be delivered to them. The whole is probably finished before this time. Mr. Carey and the other Missionaries were well, and expectations were entertained, that the two sons of Mr. Carey would strengthen the mission, who speak the language of Bengal with great fluency.
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Serampour, Bengal
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Intelligence Received May 13; Printing Last September
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death of mr. fountain; considerable progress in bible translation printing, likely complete by now
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Death of Baptist missionary Mr. Fountain reported. Progress in printing Bengalee Bible translation: last September, 2500 copies of Matthew's Gospel (plus 500 extra), 2000 of Mark's and Luke's, and ten chapters of John's finished. Extra Matthew copies dispersed to Hindoos. Mr. Carey and other missionaries well; his two sons, fluent in Bengali, expected to join and strengthen the mission.